Species Menura (Harriwhitea) alberti Bonaparte, 1850
Albert's Lyrebird
- Menura alberti Bonaparte, C.L. 1850. Conspectus Generum Avium. Tom. I. Lugduni, Batavorum : E.J. Brill 543 pp. [Date published 24 Jun 1850] [215].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANSP 12875 adult ♂, NSW: East Australia (= Richmond River); ANSP 12874 adult ♀, NSW: East Australia (= Richmond River). - Menura alberti Gould, 1850.
- Harriwhitea alberti rufa Mathews, G.M. 1916. List of additions of new sub-species to, and changes in, my "List of the Birds of Australia". Austral Avian Records 3(3): 53-68 [Date published 4 Apr 1916] [58].
Type data:
Lectotype AMNH 554358 ♂, Qld: Tamborine Mountain.Subsequent designation references:
Greenway, J.C. 1987. Type specimens of birds in the American Museum of Natural History. Part 4. Passeriformes: Tyrannidae, Pipridae, Cotingidae, Oxyruncidae, Phytotomidae, Pittidae, Philepittidae, Acanthisittidae, Menuridae, Atrichornithidae. American Museum Novitates 2879: 1-63 [Date published 10 Jun 1987].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Restricted to south-east Queensland and north-east New South Wales.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Ecological Descriptors
Subtropical rainforest, wet sclerophyll forest.
Common Name References
Christidis, L. & Boles, W.E. 1994. The Taxonomy and Species of Birds of Australia and its Territories. Monograph 2. Melbourne : Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union iv 112 pp. (Albert's Lyrebird)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2020 | PASSERIFORMES | 10-Mar-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |